Samoa vs South Africa: Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country

Samoa
4.6%
in 2023
South Africa
4.6%
in 2023
Samoa rank
27th
South Africa rank
28th

Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 100 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 6.3% 6.4% 0.1% South Africa
2020s 4.6% 3.8% 0.8% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 4.6% against 4.6% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country?
Samoa ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB), published as Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%)
Unit
%
Source
Remittance Prices Worldwide, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
100 places, 776 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed

Average transaction cost of sending remittance to a specific country is the average of the total transaction cost in percentage of the amount sent for sending USD 200 charged by each single remittance service provider (RSP) included in the Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database to a specific country.